Preston 1-0 Saints - Match Thread

[stknowle]

6 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Don’t tell Whelk, only a couple of weeks apparently.

TBF most molluscs get over shoulder injuries inside 2 weeks.

[BS8Saint]

Champ gunna be so tight this season. We’d have all taken 5 points off top with -4 at this stage right?

[die Mannyschaft]

58 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Agree with all of that but Saints put themselves into that position by a total surrender in the first half and giving a PNE outfit something to hold onto. Goal was their attacking credit rather than poor defending.

Their players looked in better condition. Tonda and the board need to boost the fitness staff over the break. Far from the first time there has been a non-performance and apathy in the first period. 

Saints must be the slowest and unfit team in leaque. OK for burns of speed now and then but otherwise can't complete over 90 mins

[Lord Duckhunter]

9 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

The reason he was less effective today was because, predictably, PNE marked him very tightly having played with him last season and known all about his strengths and weaknesses.

Dear God. 
 

Knowing all his strengths 😂😂. Bet that part of the team meeting didn’t take long. 
 

He’s been pony all season, woeful. Unless he’s played for every single opponent, you’re just making excuses. He’s a dud so far, complete and utter dud. 

[SaintsfanSwindon]

This complacency issue we have when playing the lower half teams needs to be seriously addressed otherwise it may cost play offs let alone autos. And we need a decent striker in on the first day of the window right away not to be scrambling for scraps on deadline day. Hopefully Spors has options lined up. 

[madge]

1 hour ago, benjii said:

On another day we win comfortably. Same as Bolton and Wrexham matches. Never mind.

You win comfortably when you have decent striking options. But what spors has provided us with is appalling 

[macca155]

4 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Dear God. 
 

Knowing all his strengths 😂😂. Bet that part of the team meeting didn’t take long. 
 

He’s been pony all season, woeful. Unless he’s played for every single opponent, you’re just making excuses. He’s a dud so far, complete and utter dud. 

A tad harsh he's been quite lively but no way is he a CF. He plays just like Archer so why buy him. In that sense I agree a dud but.

I see Princewill scored another 2 this evening . 

[whelk]

29 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Don’t tell Whelk, only a couple of weeks apparently.

Schlott is made of sterner stuff than Stu. I do though appreciate we have fans who need to catastrophise everything though. 

[RedArmy]

8 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Dear God. 
 

Knowing all his strengths 😂😂. Bet that part of the team meeting didn’t take long. 
 

He’s been pony all season, woeful. Unless he’s played for every single opponent, you’re just making excuses. He’s a dud so far, complete and utter dud. 

A £9m dud. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Sounds like Wood chucked his toys out of the pram, so got dropped from squad . 

[Pamplemousse]

Let's be honest, if we'd have said at the start at the start of the season we'd be in the playoff positions come the November international break, we'd have taken it. 

Quite clearly we fucked up in the summer. Not having another target man like striker after Stewart left was a mistake, one which many pointed out at the time.

I don't mind Dobbin but he's not a central figure who can hold the ball up.

[saintant]

Just watched the highlights. Blatant penalty at the end not given. That's two now in recent games.

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, SaintsfanSwindon said:

This complacency issue we have when playing the lower half teams needs to be seriously addressed otherwise it may cost play offs let alone autos. And we need a decent striker in on the first day of the window right away not to be scrambling for scraps on deadline day. Hopefully Spors has options lined up. 

I'm not sure I'd call it complacency (is from some fans, but not players) 

Its more tactical and reflection of type of players we have. 

These teams all defend deep, physical, don't allow us time to move the ball around close to their box. We dont have the right answers. We lack a physical striker to win headers in the box. They allow us to have all the possession in other 66% of the pitch and we knock it around hoping to draw them out to make space but doesn't work for us

Nearly had a bit of magic from Welington again but for a good save but never really hurt them in final 3rd of the pitch

We always look shaky once we lose the ball and get hit on the counter 

[whelk]

3 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Sounds like Wood chucked his toys out of the pram, so got dropped from squad . 

The squad is broken. Only a matter of time before we are in a relegation battle with this tactically naive manager who has clearly lost the dressing room

[Football Special]

5 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Sounds like Wood chucked his toys out of the pram, so got dropped from squad . 

Wondered where he was today, he's got a bit of attitude 

[Lord Duckhunter]

4 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Wondered where he was today, he's got a bit of attitude 

Being dropped gave Abbott the opportunity, and he’s taken it…..

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

Guess we were due an absolute shocker where everyone expected a comfortable win. Often the games that bite you on the arse.

I didn't exp ct a comfortable win. I had us down for a 1-0 shock defeat. We're not direct enough against average teams. Too many passes when we should be getting forward quickly and in numbers. 

Stand by what I've said all season. 

NOT GOING UP!